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Father of nepotism

Raised as I was in Italy , I know a few things about nepotism . In its origins , the term is a euphemism : historically , the “ nephews ” receiving favors were in fact natural children of a pope ( Alexander VI ) , who — being a Catholic pope — was not supposed to have children.

Source: Zingales, Luigi. A Capitalism for the People: Recapturing the Lost Genius of American Prosperity (p. 40). Basic Books. Kindle Edition.